Classroom FAQ

Classroom is available to:

Yes. We're committed to improving Classroom accessibility for our users, including those with disabilities. Learn more about accessibility.

Yes. The Classroom app is available for Apple^® iOS^®, Android, and Chrome devices. For more information, see Get the Classroom app.

Classroom is free for all users.

Classroom is a product in G Suite for Education, which also includes Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more. Classroom works with G Suite for Education so that instructors and students can communicate easily, create classes, distribute work, and stay organized. Learn more about Classroom.

No. To use Classroom with students at a school, the school must sign up for a free G Suite for Education account. Then, schools can decide which Google services their teachers and students can use.

Also, with G Suite for Education, teachers and students have the benefit of additional privacy and security protectionthat are important in a school setting.

Yes. You don’t need to have Gmail enabled to use Classroom. However, if your administrator hasn’t enabled Gmail, teachers and students won’t receive email notifications.

Note: If you have your own mail server set up and receive Drive notifications, you also receive Classroom notifications.

No. Classroom works with Drive, Docs, and other G Suite for Education services to help teachers create and collect assignments, and students to submit work online. If Drive is disabled:

• Docs and other services are also disabled.
• You won’t be able to attach these materials to work you assign students.
• Students won’t be able to attach them to their work either.
• You can still use Classroom, but the feature set is very limited.

Classroom is mostly the same for all users. However, because users with school accounts have access to
G Suite for Education, they get additional features, such as:

No. Like all G Suite for Education services, there are no ads in Classroom. Your content or data is never used for advertising purposes. Learn more about privacy and security.

No. Google doesn’t assume ownership of any user data in G Suite core services, including G Suite for Education. If an education department, school or university decides to stop using Google, we make it easy for them to take their data with them.

Your content or data is never used for advertising purposes. Learn more about privacy and security.

We innovate and add new features throughout the school year. Send us your feedback about what you like and what areas we need to improve.

To send feedback:

1. Sign in to Classroom with your Google Account.

   For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. In the bottom-left corner, click Help Send feedback.
3. Enter your message and then click Send.